How to Teach a Child Behavior Class

Teachers and other caregivers are responsible for directing appropriate behavior to children. Sometimes child caregivers need suggestions and tools to teach a child appropriate behavior. A child behavior class instructs the participant on how to direct or redirect a child's behavior.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Determine how much time you have and what areas of child behavior are the most important to teach. Subject areas to consider are discipline, values, manners, socialization, guidance, cause and effect, consequences, punishment, positive versus negative reinforcement, encouragement and behavior at different life stages.

2. Begin your lesson with a comment, question, picture, poem, short skit, activity or joke related to the subject that will grab the audience's attention.

3. State your subject, goals and objectives for the class. Write them on the board or poster, and have handouts available listing the class period's goals, objectives and an outline of the subject matter.

4. Tell your students the expected learner outcomes. For example, "When you leave here today, you will know how to set behavior limits for the child."

5. Cover the subject matter one piece at a time and conduct a question and answer period. Reinforce the learning with audience small group activities (see Resources).

6. Allow time for each group to share the result of their assigned activity with the entire class. Close the class with a summary of the material, and conduct a brief question and answer period.

Tips & Warnings

• Give the students specific tools and approaches to help them put the information into action (see Resources).

Resources

• Find lesson plan approaches on the Education Link.com .
• Learn behavior background information on the Reference Desk site.
• Get ideas for activities and tools on Kids Source.com.

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